Is there a cleaning tool for Arch?

kaola_linux · 2008-11-26 07:08:28

Hello, I would like to ask if there is a cleaning tool for arch?

I mean...a tool for cleaning unused config files or settings because when I go to my /home there are always hidden folders of applications which I had already uninstalled and other clutterings which consumes memory...

If not, you just provide me the steps to do so?:)

Thanks guyz

Last edited by kaola_linux (2008-11-26 07:09:20)

iphitus · 2008-11-26 08:57:54

use the rm command to remove the ones you don't want? most configs take up an insignificant amount of space anyway.... a few kb max.

tomk · 2008-11-26 08:58:12

I just use rm - I wouldn't trust any automatd tool to go rooting around in my dotfiles.

And just so you're clear - left-over config files are using disk-space, not memory, and they are typically just a handful of Kb in size.

kaola_linux · 2008-11-26 09:30:02

But isn't it "rm"ing harmful if you'll be having mistakes? I'm no expert on linux to determine every files and its uses...:)

kaola_linux · 2008-11-26 09:31:34

tomk wrote:

I just use rm - I wouldn't trust any automatd tool to go rooting around in my dotfiles.
And just so you're clear - left-over config files are using disk-space, not memory, and they are typically just a handful of Kb in size.

Sorry, wrong choice of words... By the way, Hard Disks are considered to be ROM(Read Only Memory) also.

PEACE

Last edited by kaola_linux (2008-11-26 09:34:11)

mentallaxative · 2008-11-26 10:10:42

If it helps, make a list of what config files exist on your system. After you install and uninstall something, compare the list with what you then end up with. Whatever is left over should be safe to remove. The config files are fairly well-named so it shouldn't be too hard to identify what belongs to what.

tomk · 2008-11-26 11:23:43

rm'ing as user in your $HOME is not harmful to your system, even with mistakes, although it might be harmful to something you want to do with your system. rm'ing as root in a system dir is potentially dangerous, but we're not talking about that here.

As for "determining every file and it's uses", if you see a file or dir called .foo in your $HOME, and you know that you have uninstalled the foo application, then it's safe to remove the file.

lssjbrolli · 2008-11-26 12:10:15

you could try fslint. It's in AUR.

Mr Green · 2008-11-26 15:33:06

Before going mad with rm.... would suggest you backup first

elmer_42 · 2008-11-26 16:41:21

Or you could enable "view hidden files" in your file manager and delete things graphically.

bluewind · 2008-11-26 18:12:24

elmer_42 wrote:

Or you could enable "view hidden files" in your file manager and delete things graphically.

Normally with Crtl+h

elmer_42 · 2008-11-26 18:26:14

bluewind wrote:

Normally with Crtl+h

This is true. I think Nautilus, Thunar, and PCManFM all use Ctrl + H as their "Show Hidden files" key.

Zibi1981 · 2008-11-26 20:01:58

But not Konqueror i guess...

fukawi2 · 2008-11-26 22:01:51

kaola_linux wrote:

By the way, Hard Disks are considered to be ROM(Read Only Memory) also.

ye'what?

Lord Illidan · 2008-11-26 22:59:07

kaola_linux wrote:

tomk wrote:
I just use rm - I wouldn't trust any automatd tool to go rooting around in my dotfiles.
And just so you're clear - left-over config files are using disk-space, not memory, and they are typically just a handful of Kb in size.
Sorry, wrong choice of words... By the way, Hard Disks are considered to be ROM(Read Only Memory) also.
PEACE

It's actually RAM

Harddisks definitely aren't read only memory, but they most definitely are Random Access Memory -- which, btw, so is ROM. An example of something which is writeable but not randomaccess would be a tape drive, probably.

kaola_linux · 2008-11-27 00:03:04

Nah, I won't argue anymore...
http://www.tech-faq.com/rom.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM

I Love this community and I don't wanna have fights...PEACE ALL...

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So it's just safe to rm on my /home then...Thanks guyz..To be safe I'll just do rm'ing to /home to avoid mess...:P Thanks for the help

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creslin · 2008-11-27 00:44:29

Hard disks are neither RAM nor ROM.

You could call it non-volatile memory/storage if you wanted to get really technical, but HDDs are really just referred to as storage for general purposes.

fukawi2 · 2008-11-27 00:45:11

Neither of those pages are talking about hard drives. They're talking about RAM as in "2gb of memory" in your computer, and ROM as in your BIOS or other EEPROM / Flash ROM.

Hard drives are mechanical devices with platters which use magnetism to store data.
Those articles are referring to electical chips with no moving parts that store data using electical currents.

(We're not trying to start a fight, we just want to clear up the confusion )

kaola_linux · 2008-11-27 01:05:46

Thanks...

here is a link for further understanding...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_drive

PEACE ALL

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